News & Pubs Archive

The ongoing disputes related to Act 10, the divisive collective bargaining bill passed in 2011, continue as a state appeals court recently ruled to keep a Dane County Circuit Court decision in place pending full appeal.

March 11, 2013 – This month's issue of Wisconsin Lawyer magazine contains a feature on financial elder abuse in the securities investment context. In addition, estate planners will learn strategies to avoid the pitfalls associated with payable-on-death designations. And one Milwaukee lawyer makes a convincing case for your first pro bono project.

Willie McDougle’s trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to a medical examiner’s testimony, a state appeals court has ruled while affirming McDougle’s first-degree intentional homicide conviction.

The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Indian Law Section is seeking feedback on its plan to file an amicus curiae brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, brought by a couple who attempted to adopt a Native American child.​

A county official in Barron County accused of defaming another county official was not immune from suit based on executive of legislative privilege, but the plaintiff’s damages are capped at $50,000, a state appeals court has ruled.

Danny Turner was convicted in 2010 for distributing cocaine in Milwaukee, though he argued that it was a constitutional violation to let a crime lab supervisor testify in place of the actual crime lab chemist who tested the drugs.

Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Company and its parent, MillerCoors LLC, recently fought off a lawsuit filed by a former worker who alleged the behemoth beer maker retaliated against him for filing an employment discrimination claim in 2005.

Defendant Derik Wantland, charged with possession of morphine pills, claimed consent to search a vehicle did not apply to his briefcase inside the car. However, a state appeals court has upheld the search as constitutional.

Lawyers within different U.S. Justice Department sections did not waive the attorney work product privilege by sharing information on a Wisconsin PCB clean-up case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled.

The Cannon & Dunphy law firm did not violate the privacy rights of Robert Habush and Daniel Rottier, of Habush Habush & Rottier, when it purchased the Internet search terms “Habush” and “Rottier” to divert Internet users to its own website.

A jury awarded compensation to Shawn Johnson for her employer’s failure to pay her a minimum wage. Recently, a state appeals court ruled the lower court must reconsider the amount of attorney's fees that should be awarded.​

The February issue of Wisconsin Lawyer magazine, in your mailboxes and now available online, marks a new beginning for the State Bar of Wisconsin’s flagship publication. A new design reveals a contemporary look with a fresh content mix.

The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors Rights (BICR) Section has submitted a request to file an amicus curiae brief in a matter currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Police did not violate the Fourth Amendment when they seized James Brereton’s car and placed a Global Positioning System (GPS) device inside the hood to track the car’s movements in real time, a Wisconsin Supreme Court majority has ruled.